this is nothing but dreaming...

Also …

Explain my no vote. (Another voice says, "Yes m'am.") [Heavy sigh] You know, I'm a diagnostic radiologist. And diagnostic radiologists, historically and in many places in this state, still do all of the first trimester OB ultrasound. So I am extraordinarily, personally familiar with the devopment of a fetus in the womb. And for you to sit here and say that at 15 weeks, a fetus has a functional heart; a four-chamber heart that can survive on its own, is fallacious. That is not true. There is no viability. You know, I look around at my colleagues on this committee. I am the only woman on this podium right now. I am the only physician sitting on this podium. This bill is a medical sham. It does not follow medicine. It does not even purport to listen to medicine. And for each and every one of my colleagues to be so willing to cast an aye vote, when what you are doing is putting your finger; putting your knee; putting your- a gun to women's heads. You are killing women because abortion will continue. Women will continue to have efficacy over their own body, whether or not you make it legal. I vote no and I really, really apologize to the people in Kentucky that we are spending this much time and this much energy when we have families in poverty. We have single women heading households in poverty at a higher rate than any other group in the state. And you all are not addressing that. You all are making it worse. Thank you.

Some thoughts on the High Lord of the Spring Court. This is probably a Part I, I actually have a lot of opinions on the matter.

Tamlin has run the gammit from hero to villain and kind of lives in the murky middle that we all claim to love (morally gray antihero). Although arguably he isn’t an antihero but actually a full fledged hero.

He’s not immune to mistakes and has made enough critical errors leading to the disintegration of his court.

Tamlin is suffering from PTSD and a broken heart. He’s in the midst of a major depression and as such is losing touch with reality. He is truly one of THE MOST tragic characters in the ACOTAR world.

As a brief disclaimer it’s important to note that his relationship with Feyre was toxic and needed to end. He was NOT an abuser, and suggesting he was is irresponsible for those who have endured domestic abuse. Both Tamlin and Feyre needed to work on their mental health before trying to get married, it was never going to work for them. But Prythian was saved not once, but twice, because of them. Both when Amarantha was defeated, and again when Tamlin used his magic to save Feyre after her clunky rescue mission in Hybern’s army.

The relationship with Rhys and Feyre is only successful because he can LITERALLY read her mind. Additionally, Rhys has caused bodily harm to Feyre and is equally as overprotective as Tamlin. I don’t really want this to become a comparison because ultimately, it doesn’t matter. Feyre was not obligated to stay with Tamlin and it’s ok that they broke up. I just feel my hackles raise when the fandom maligns Tamlin for the same exact things for which they love Rhysand.

Rhysand uses corporeal punishment just as Tamlin whipped his soldier. Ah, but Rhys makes Azriel do it behind closed doors. Tamlin kept Feyre locked in the house to protect her from very real threats versus Rhys who kept a perma-shield around her even after she told him it was overkill. But we don’t mind Rhys for some reason?

Tamlin sacrificed everything to work as a double agent. He infiltrated enemy lines and provided intelligence that saved the world. All he got in return was animosity. Everyone was just distracted when he called Feyre out for being a ho at the high lords meeting. Well, if the shoe fits, wear it Feyre. 😐

But seriously, when the whole “I’m going to steal you from your wedding” thing happened, Tamlin was left thinking is fiancé was in peril. When she decided to leave, she didn’t tell him. He was under the assumption she was kidnapped and being held against her will. NATURALLY, Tamlin was not a fan of the Night Court. The next he hears from Feyre is she’s gone and married someone else. This is in the span of a few months. Tamlin was blindsided. Again, and I can’t stress this enough, it’s ok for relationships to end. But if you don’t communicate that you have moved on then you can’t expect your ex-boyfriend to be super happy about it. Bonus, Feyre dragged all of her friends (and coworkers) into a conversation that should have been private.

Feyre is pretty immature in many ways, I’m still waiting for the character growth I think she needs. Is it really wise to let a 22 year old run the Night Court? Questionable decision at best.

I’m in the minority here, but I am a firm believer that all three series are going to converge plotlines in a War of the Worlds style conflict. I think all our main characters will share page space in the same novel to defeat the Big Bad. My personal thinking is the return of the Valg. Because did the Valg ever really leave? Not really, they were cast out their respective worlds. Meave and Erawan are gone from Erilea, but to where we just don’t know. This leads to another theory I have for the Acotar world that Amarantha and The King of Hybern were Valg. This is supported in the Throne of Glass text. We know Valg have black eyes and have a mind trick they use to ensure no one remembers their name. Just like Dorian’s father in TOG (whose name no one knew)we only know the King of Hybern as Hybern. Additionally, Amarantha had no recollection of Rhysand, who was her high profile prisoner 150 years prior. Just like Meave and Erawan, Amarantha and Hybern perish on the battlefield. But I suspect it’s just the death of their host bodies and the Valg will return again one day.

We know that Bryce has a closer connection to these high level demon types, as she summons Aidas directly (obsessed with Aidas 🐈). Crescent City also has gates directly into other worlds, I think these will come into play more actively. Aelin has the wyrdstones, acotar made mention of ancient caves within the sacred mountains containing a network of rivers and streams where one could theoretically access other realms. Hoping the cast of acotar heads back under the mountain y’all! I also hope Tharion takes a swim up the Sidra. This might be a little crack theory, but I actually think it will happen 😬

I also really agree with the theory I’ve seen that Hunt’s father is the King of Hel. Hoping that’s the twist swirling around about the ending of HOSAB 🤞

Ava, from the Fandomtastic podcast, made one of the most astute observations I’ve seen. It’s mentioned in HOEAB about 10 times that it’s raining an unusual amount in Midgard. I agree that’s notable, while SJM *has* been guilty of overwriting before, in this case I think it’s a foreshadow of things to come. I think the gods are getting frisky, and I want to see them unleash their wrath across the Mass multiverse.

Another theory I saw that I liked, but am not committing to 100% is that Koschei is messing with azriel and Elain’s mating bond. So far an extremely mysterious character, we know that Koschei can appear as black mist, can whisper on the wind, and keeps women imprisoned as swans. I actually adore this smattering of folklores. Just as I adored the smattering of Tam Lin in acotar. But that’s off topic. Koschei operates as an agent of chaos in the current text, he’s not actually a villain (yet). I support the theory that he’s influencing Elain, but to what end? I’m actually more excited about the next book in the ACOTAR series than I am for HOSAB, but I think they all fit together.

We know the Valg have been attempting to take over other worlds for at least 5000 years (I’m looking at you Elena). So we can take this timeframe and translate it to all three series, in an event called The Crossing in HOEAB. This event is how we get ancient Fae artifacts that have been scattered in different worlds and how the main characters share characteristics (Autumn Court and Autumn King for one example). Speaking of sharing characteristics, anyone else see similarities between our dear Rhysand and those pesky Valg? Because I 1000% believe night court has ancient ties to Hel. Rhys is going to need therapy when he finds out. But I don’t want to talk about him, Rhys was such a pain in acofas I need a break from him.

I think I briefly touched on everything, I still have one more crack theory that I’m going to keep contained for now, but my predominant thinking is War of the Worlds and we will need every skill of every main character to come together. Think about how powerful Aelin, Rhys, Bryce, Hunt, and Nesta are. They are all one in a million and they all exist on the same timeline. I’m telling you, something is brewing.